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No. 497,067 `Patenten May 9, 189s.

Unirrnn yPATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD M. BLISS, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

SOLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,067, dated May 9,1893. Application filed February 10, 1893. Serial N0. 461,723. (N0model.)

Beit known that I, EDWARD M. BLISS, a citi- Zen of theUnited States,residing at Worcester, 1n the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWorsted-Slipper Soles; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which, in connection withthe drawings making part of this specilication, will enable othersskilled in the art to which my invention belongs to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to soles which are used 1n connection with worsteduppers, to make worsted slippers or shoes; said soles are usually calledlambs wool soles, polar soles, &c.

The worsted slippersoles are made and sold as an article of manufacture,separate from the uppers, and are ordinarily attached to the uppers bythe person who crochets or knits the worsted uppers.

The object of my invention is to improve upon the construction ofworsted slipper soles, and to provide a strong and durable worstedslippersole, consisting preferablyof two thicknesses of material, theinn er sole, and the outer leather sole, which are attached together,and

which are so made that they may bereadily attached by hand to theworsted upper, by sewing with an ordinary needle and thread, whichpasses through holes, previously made in the turned channel iiap on theupper snrface of the leather sole, and through the lower turned in edgesof the worsted upper, without passing through the body of the sole andappearingon the edge or outer exposed surface of the sole. Strong threadmay be used, thus giving all the strength and durability found in lightleather shoes.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of myimproved worsted slipper soles, as will be hereinafter fully described,and the nature thereof indicated by the claim.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a side view of a worsted slipperprovided with my improved sole; a portion ot' the side of the slipper isbroken away. `Fig.2 is a cross section on line 2, 2, Fig. l, looking inthe direction of arrow a, same figure. Fig. 3 is a plan view of theouter leather sole previous to the attachment of the inner sole thereto,showing a series of holes in the turned channel iiap around the edge ofthe sole. Fig. 4 is a cross section on line 4, 4, Fig. 3, looking in thedirection of arrow b, same figure. Fig. 5 is an edge View of the innersole, in this instance made of lambs wool, and cut from the sheep skin,tanned with the wool on, and, Fig. 6 is a cross section through theouter leather sole, and the inner sole; one edge of the inner soleisshown raised to allow of the sewing of the lower edge of the worstedupper to the turned channel flap on the outer sole.

In the accompanying drawings, l is a crocheted or knit upper, of anydesired shape, 2 is the inner sole, in this instance of lambs wool, and3 the outer sole of leather'.` The outer sole 3 is channeled upon itsinner surface around the edge thereof, and the turned channel iiapportion 3 bent up, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6, and a series of holes 4,at regular intervals, punched or made in the turned channel flap 3. Saidholes4 extend through the flap 3 in a horizontal plane, above the planeof the sole proper, as shown in Fig. 4.

The inner sole 2 is preferably attached to the outer leather sole 3 byone or more rivets or screws 5, preferably in the center portion of thesoles, so as to hold said soles together, and at the same time allow theedges of the inner sole 2 to be freely turned up, as shown in Fig. 6, topermit ot' passing the thread 6, shown in Fig. 2, which unites theworsted upper 1 to the outer sole 3, through the holes 4 in the turnedchannel flap 3', and through the turned in edges of the worsted upper1,which extends between the edges ofthe outer leather sole 3, and theinner sole 2, as shown in Fig. 2.'

The worsted upper is preferably turned inside out, and sewed to theouter leather sole by hand, by a common needle and thread; the needlespassing through the holes 4 in the turned channel fiap 3', and throughthe lower turned in edge of the worsted upper. After the worsted upperis sewed to the sole as above described, it is turned so as to' bringthe stitched portion upon the inside of the sole, and the inner sole 2is then flattened down as shown in Fig. 2, and secured to the vouterleather sole by gu rn or other adhesive material, that adheres by theapplication of heat, or otherwise secured if preferred.

The advantages of my improved construction of soles for Worsted slippersor shoes, will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art.

I produce a strong and durable Worsted slipper sole, with the outer orWearing sole made of leather preferably sole leather, and said outersole provided with aseries of holes extending through the turned channeliiap upon its inner surface which holes extend in a horizontal planeabove the plane of the sole proper, and through which the stitches,which unite the sole to the Worsted upper pass, thus doing away with thesewing through the sole so that the stitches will be exposed upon theouter Wearing surface thereof or the edge thereof. I prefer to attachthe inner sole to the outer leather sole by one or more rivets or screwsthrough the center portion of the soles, but if preferred adhesive gum,or other means for attaching the soles together may be employed, andsaid soles may be permanently attached together, or temporarily, so thatthe inner sole may be removed during the operation of sewing the Worstedupper to the leather sole, in order to permit of free access to theholes in the turned channel flap of the leather sole, and after theworsted upper and leather sole are attached together, the inner sole maybe attached.

I have described herein, and shown in the drawings, the inner sole madeof lainbs Wool, the tanned skin With the Wool on it, and I prefer to uselambs Wool for the inner sole, but it Will be understood that I do notlimit myself to the use of an inner sole of lambs Wool, as I may useWith very good result, an inner sole of felt or other pliable material.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination with the outer leather sole provided with a turnedchannel 'flap upon its inner surface, extending continuously around theedge of the sole, said turned channel iiap provided with a series ofholes extending through the flap portion,in a plane above the plane ofthe sole, of an inner sole of lambs Wool, or other pliable materialsecured to the outer sole along its central portion With its edges freeand adapted to be raised, for the purpose stated, substantially as setforth.

EDWARD M. BLISS. Witnesses:

JOHN C. DEWEY, KATIE FARRELL.

